doorstep

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An outside step leading up to the door of a building, usually a home.
    — Ailie was standing by the doorstep as he came down the road, and her heart stood still with joy.
  2. One's immediate neighbourhood or locality. figuratively
    — They want to build the prison right on our doorstep; it will only be half a mile away and being that close scares me.
  3. A thick slice, especially of bread. UK,informal
    — I cut myself a doorstep of bread with masses of butter and went along to see Romanov while I was eating it.
动词 v.
  1. To visit one household after another to solicit sales, charitable donations, political support, etc. intransitive
  2. To corner somebody for an unexpected interview. transitive
    — Throughout her time in journalism, she doorstepped politicians, the child of a politician, crime victims, armed robbers, murderers, suspected murderers...

词形变化

doorsteps plural doorsteps present,singular,third-person doorstepping participle,present doorstepped participle,past doorstepped past

词汇关系

衍生词
darken someone's doorstep doorstepper doorsteppy on death's doorstep on someone's doorstep sit on death's doorstep
相关词
ambush journalism

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English door
Proto-Germanic *stapjaną
Proto-West Germanic *stappjan
Old English stæppan
Middle English steppen
English step
English doorstep
From door + step.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English door
Proto-Germanic *stapjaną
Proto-West Germanic *stappjan
Old English stæppan
Middle English steppen
English step
English doorstep
From door + step.
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